Former junior national hands over gear to GTTA

Apr 13, 2014 Sports

Former junior national table tennis player, Michael Clarke, yesterday handed over a quantity of equipment to the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) at the Guyana Olympic Association Headquarters as a means of continuing to propel the sport forward.
“I think this gesture is quite commendable and timely and we want to show our

Michael Clarke presents a sample of the equipment to Kayson Ninvalle yesterday at Olympic House while other players, coaches and GTTA Officials, including President, Godfrey Munroe (left) share the moment.

appreciation to him for this contribution. These contributions are keys to our development,” President of GTTA, Godfrey Munroe told Kaieteur Sport at the simple presentation ceremony.
According to Munroe, a lot of organisations fill their mailbox with request for support in piloting the sport at the grassroots level. He said that it is contributions like those that help maintain their responsibility to spread table tennis across Guyana.
Among the items donated were a set of racquets, blades, balls and other paraphernalia related to the sport. The United States-based Clarke said that his love for the sport motivated the donations and he was happy to be part of the GTTA development programme.
“When I was growing up and playing in Guyana, we didn’t have this kind of benevolence and I thought of changing that with these items since I love the sport,” Clarke, who said he played at the NCAA level after migrating, told this newspaper yesterday.